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Bet on Black: How Microsoft and Xbox Changed Pop Culture, Part 1

From Adventure and Minesweeper to Age of Empires, Halo, Xbox, and beyond, explore Microsoft's history in the PC and video game industries. Based on over 100 hours of interviews.

'Bet on Black' is the next Shacknews Long Read, covers history of Xbox and Microsoft's PC games

Get a sneak peek of our biggest Long Read yet ahead of its publication in November.

Never Forget: Traveling with the Xbox team on 9/11

In the home stretch to release the original Xbox, Microsoft developers find themselves in an America forever changed by the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

February Xbox Games with Gold include Isle of Man & Call of Cthulhu

This February's Games with Gold on Xbox include Isle of Man, Fable Heroes, and Star Wars Battlefront (Classic).

How to Romance Shani in The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone

Learn how to light the spark and romance Shani in The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone DLC.

All Xbox One backward compatible games

Have a look over the complete list of backward compatible games on the Xbox One, from the original Xbox to the Xbox 360.

Xbox Super Games Sale includes Rage 2 & Forza Horizon 4

The Xbox Super Games Sale is now live and includes titles like Rage 2, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and A Way Out.

April Xbox Games with Gold includes Star Wars Battlefront 2

New titles for April's Xbox Games with Gold selection bring games like Star Wars Battlefront 2 and Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 into the mix.

Xbox Live Games With Gold for October includes Overcooked and Hitman: Blood Money

Step into the kitchen with next month's Games With Gold lineup for Xbox One and Xbox 360.

Xbox Live September Games with Gold locked in with Prison Architect and LEGO Star Wars

Livelock and a Sega classic round out the month's offerings.